After arranging all the matters, Zhuge Liang and Fa Zheng discussed how to persuade Liu Bei to take office as King of Hanzhong.

After all, Zhuge Liang had been with Liu Bei for a long time and had a deeper understanding of him, so he said to Fa Zheng:

"Xiaozhi, the lord is noble in character. Based on my understanding of him, he is a person who pays special attention to justice. In order to make justice, he gave up Xuzhou and Jingzhou, which are within his reach without hesitation. If we directly let him take office as King of Hanzhong this time, he would probably be humble. It would be better to set the tone higher first, and then lower it down when the lord is humble, and things will come naturally!"

Fa Zhengshen agreed, and the two conspired to conspire. The plan was decided, and after the division of labor, they led everyone to Liu Bei.

The ceremony was very formal, and even Xu Jing, Liu Ba and others who had been in Chengdu all came to attend.

Under the leadership of Xu Jing, Ma Chao, Zhang Fei, Fa Zheng, Zhuge Liang and others, everyone first followed the ceremony of seeing the emperor and paid homage to Liu Bei, and then Fa Zheng came out to report:

"Now Cao Cao is the only one who is in power, and the people have no master; the lord is benevolence and righteousness in the world, and now he has a land of two rivers. He can respond to the people of Tianshun and ascend to the throne, and be justified in order to fight against the traitors. If things are not too late, please choose an auspicious day to go on."

Liu Bei was shocked when he heard this:

"Xiaozhi's words are wrong! Although I, Liu Bei, is a member of the Han Dynasty, is also a minister after all. If I do this, I will be against the Han Dynasty."

Fa Zheng had already thought of the words and said:

"No. Today, the lower part collapses, and heroes rise up, and each dominates the other. Those who are talented and virtuous in the world want to climb up the dragon and attach to the phoenix and establish fame. Now the lord avoids suspicion and righteousness, and is afraid of losing the expectations of everyone. I hope the lord will think about it well."

Hundreds of civil and military officials in the hall agreed, but Liu Bei said firmly:

"If I want to impose my prestige, I will not dare to follow. I can discuss the Speaker's plan again."

Zhuge Liang and Fa Zheng had already arranged the procedures, and the generals said in unison:

"If the lord only rejects it, everyone will understand it."

Liu Bei really dared not be the emperor, but he was not pretending to be polite, but he just refused to follow the crowd. After a long time, Liu Bei was inevitably displeased and his face became ugly.

Zhuge Liang knew Liu Bei's habits and knew that this was a sign that Liu Bei was about to leave, so he quickly stood up and smoothed out:

"The Lord is based on righteousness in his life, and he refuses to be honored. Now there is Jingxiang and the two rivers, and he can be temporarily the King of Hanzhong."

When Liu Bei heard this, Zhuge Liang agreed not to let him pass the imperial position and breathed a sigh of relief.

Because Cao Cao had been granted the title of King of Wei, he violated the ancestral system set by Liu Bang, and the title of King of Hanzhong fell within the acceptable range of Liu Bei. He eased his tone and said to everyone:

"Although you want to respect me as king, you cannot get the emperor's decree, which is a usurpation."

Zhuge Liang advised: "Now Cao Cao is the only one who is the king, we respect the lord as the king. We should follow the power and not be stubborn on common sense."

Zhang Fei also got Zhuge Liang's arrangement and stood up and shouted loudly:

"All people with different surnames of Cao thieves have been named kings, not to mention that their brother is a sect of the Han Dynasty! Not to mention the King of Hanzhong, even if they are called emperor, what's wrong with it!"

Although Liu Bei knew that Zhang Fei was right and for his own good, he was a little dissatisfied with Zhang Fei's disregard for etiquette and scolded him casually:

"Don't say too much!"

Zhuge Liang knew that Liu Bei had already acted, so he advised him:

"Yi De's words are true! The lord should follow the principle of change, advance to the King of Hanzhong, and then express his respects to the emperor, which is not too late."

Liu Bei refused again and again and had to agree.

In the autumn of the 24th year of Jian'an, headed by Ma Chao, Xu Jing, Pang Yi, She Yuan and others, more than 120 civil officials and military generals jointly submitted a letter to Emperor Xian of Han, requesting to enthrone Liu Bei as King of Hanzhong.

Zhuge Liang, Fa Zheng and others wanted Liu Bei to take office as King of Hanzhong, and the report to Emperor Xian of Han was just like that, and did things just rightly, so naturally they would not really wait for Emperor Xian of Han, who was controlled by Cao Cao.

All the more than 120 people listed above were once officially enthroned by the Han Dynasty, and were not appointed by Liu Bei himself without authorization. The procedures for the protection of the report were completely in line with the ancestral system of the Han Dynasty.

Among the 120 people listed above, the ranking is also very particular. Although it is basically sorted according to the size of the official positions enthroned by the court, it also represents the interests of all aspects.

The military generals were led by Ma Chao, the civil officials were led by Xu Jing, and down there were Pang Yi, Sho Yuan and others.

Liu Bei's loyal ministers, such as Zhuge Liang, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Huang Zhong, etc., were all ranked behind, which shows that Liu Bei's claim to be king was not directed and acted by himself, but by the people's hearts.

Liu Bei had occupied the land of the two rivers and most of Jingzhou, becoming the actual king of separatism.

Zhuge Liang, Fa Zheng and others took great pains to create such a big "show" that is not boring.

Liu Bei's current status is too low, and his subordinates have no way to be promoted. If he randomly signs an official and makes a wish, he will lose his righteousness and be attacked by Cao Cao on the pretext.

Therefore, Liu Bei seized the loophole of Cao Cao's illegal proclaiming king, and once again, he simply became king in Hanzhong.

Not only did the subordinates receive appropriate rewards, but they also had formal titles and were qualified to be on par with Cao Cao and compete with each other.

Zhuge Liang, the reason why Fa Zheng chose to make Liu Bei king in Hanzhong was that he had good intentions.

First, because Cao Cao was the king first, he violated the ancestral system set by Liu Bang. Liu Bei later became king, which had the effect of taking action and no one could make a fuss about this matter.

Second, King Hanzhong was the former title of Emperor Gaozu of Han Liu Bang. Liu Bei made a clear attitude and wanted to follow the story of Emperor Gaozu of Han Liu Bang, and take the "King of Hanzhong" as the starting point to realize the grand aspiration to revitalize the Han Dynasty.

Third, Liu Bei got the land of the two rivers, and there were a lot of generals and prefects under him. Some of them had official positions in the Han Dynasty even above Liu Bei, and the relationship could not be straightened out. However, after Liu Bei became king, he could truly be superior and establish his relationship with his subordinates.

Since Liu Bei had agreed and had already written to Emperor Xian of Han, Zhuge Liang, Fa Zheng and others, they just thought the matter had been done and just waited for the inauguration ceremony.

In the July of the autumn of the 24th year of Jian'an, Zhuge Liang built an altar in Mianyang, with a radius of nine miles, distributed in five directions, and each set up flags and ceremonial guards.

The ministers were arranged in order. Xu Jing and Fa Zheng asked Liu Bei to ascend to the altar, and after entering the crown, seal and ribbon, they sat south, and were praised by civil and military officials as King of Hanzhong.

Liu Bei accepted the title of King Hanzhong, established Shu Kingdom, established the capital of Chengdu, and made his son Liu Chan the prince, and then made him a great honor to be a hero.

Xu Jing was granted the title of Taifu, Fa Zheng was appointed as the Secretary of the Shangshu; Zhuge Liang was appointed as the military advisor, and the Prime Minister was responsible for military affairs.

Guan Yu was named the former general, and the false ceremony; Zhang Fei was appointed as the right general, and the false ceremony; Ma Chao was appointed as the left general, and the false ceremony; Huang Zhong was appointed as the latter general, and the Marquis of Guannei.

The reward for these people's achievements and status in Liu Bei's army was expected by everyone.

In the Battle of Hanzhong, Zhao Yun, who also made great achievements in military achievements, just wanted to stay by his side to listen to it. He just wanted to be named General Zhendong. After all, he was also the leader of the generals of the four generals. On the basis of the original General Zhenyuan, he was also slightly improved.
Chapter completed!